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Title : Photos and Maps of Trinity (Atomic Test) Site

Contributor : White Sands Missile Range . Public Affairs Office

Release date : September 14, 2014 [eBook #279]

Language : English

Credits : Produced by HTML version by Al Haines.

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Photos and Maps of Trinity (Atomic Test) Site



The picture files are courtesy of U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office:



Base camp for Trinity site workers
basecamp.gif -- Base camp for Trinity site workers.



Trinity test blast at 10 seconds
blast.gif -- Trinity test blast at 10 seconds.



Oppenheimer and Groves examine tower piling in crater
crater.gif -- Oppenheimer and Groves examine tower piling in crater.



Lifting the 'gadget' into the 100-foot tower
gadget1.gif -- Lifting the "gadget" into the 100-foot tower.



Norris Bradbury with the 'gadget'
gadget2.gif -- Norris Bradbury with the "gadget".



Unloading Jumbo
jumbo.gif -- Unloading Jumbo.



McDonald-Schmidt ranch house, where plutonium core was assembled
mcdonald.gif -- McDonald-Schmidt ranch house, where plutonium core was assembled.



Patch issued to Manhattan Project military participants
patch.gif -- Patch issued to Manhattan Project military participants.



Map of roads to Trinity Site and visitors' site map
tr_map1.gif -- Map of roads to Trinity Site and visitors' site map.



Emblem of the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range
whitsand.gif -- Emblem of the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range.